MARQUETTE — Cedarville continued its long run of Eastern U.P. Conference dominance this past basketball season.

The Trojans also led EUP area teams in postseason honors, with two players receiving All-Upper Peninsula recognition in voting by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association this past week at Northern Michigan University.

Josh Hester of Cedarville is the lone area player to collect first team honors. Hester, a 6-foot-2 senior forward, was voted to the U.P. Class D First Team. Hester led the Trojans with 17 points per game, while also contributing 10.1 rebounds, six assists and six steals a contest.

Four area players received All-U.P. Second Team status — including Joe Duncan of Cedarville, Curtis St. Louis of St. Ignace, and Dan Lothrop of Brimley in Class D — and Sault High senior Ray'Shon Anderson in Class ABC.

Duncan, a 6-0 sophomore guard, averaged 15 points, six assists and five rebounds for a deep and balanced-scoring Trojans' lineup.

St. Louis, a 6-1 senior guard, averaged 13 points and six rebounds for the Saints. He was the Co-Straits Area Conference Player of the Year. St. Ignace tied Sault High for the SAC championship, with both teams finishing 8-2 in league play.

Lothrop, a 6-5 senior forward, averaged 13 points, nine rebounds, and 2.1 blocks for the balanced scoring Bays, who were runners-up in the EUPC. Lothrop was an 80 percent free throw shooter for the Bays, who finished 19-4 overall.

Anderson was a unanimous pick to the ABC Second Team, narrowly missing first team honors. He paced the Blue Devils with 18.1 points per game, while also contributing five rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.1 steals. He was Co-Straits Area Conference Player of the Year.

This year's All-Class All-U.P. Dream Team includes Tyler Jandron of Negaunee, Brett Branstrom of Mid Peninsula, Dillon Gordon of Ewen-Trout Creek, Wade Schetter of Carney-Nadeau and Mark Pap of Marquette.

Jandron was a unanimous selection as the U.P. Class ABC Player of the Year. The 6-foot-1 junior averaged 18.1 points, 4.3 steals, 3.8 assists and 3.7 rebounds a game for the Miners, who advanced to the semifinals before bowing out of the state tournament.

Branstrom won U.P. Class D Player of the Year by a 14-9 vote over E-TC's Gordon. A 6-5 senior, Branstrom recorded 25.2 points and 21.1 rebounds a contest and finished with 1,785 career points.

Team of the Year honors went to Marquette in Class AB, Negaunee in Class C and North Central in Class D.

North Central ended Cedarville's season in the quarterfinals with a 71-57 win over the Trojans.

North Central's Adam Mercier won Class D Coach of the Year, while Negaunee's Mike O'Donnell is the ABC Coach of the Year.

Among other EUP players in consideration for All-U.P., Kyle Root of Sault High, Gage Kreski of St. Ignace, and Jayson Aikens of Brimley received honorable mention.

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